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Summary: Harry Potter? No Way!
Review: I read this book just recently and I have to admit, it was pretty funny and intelligent but it cannot compare to Harry Potter. JK Rowling has invented characters that I have fallen in love with. Artemis Fowl, Butler, Juliet and Holly are exactly what they are-characters in a book. To me, this book could NEVER compare to Harry Potter. But I'm glad I read Artemis Fowl anyway.
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Summary: Watch out Harry!
Review: Artemis Fowl is one of my favorite books. I have read it 4 times. Each time I still get sucked into it. I reccomend Artemis to everyone. This book is the best Modern Fantasy book I have ever read. All the characters have different aspects from Artemis to Butler to Foaly to Root to Captain Holly Short. Please read this book. IT ROCKS. Harry Potter look out theres a new book in town!
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Summary: This Isn't a "Fowl" Book at all!
Review: This was an intelligent book. Many people have compared it to Harry Potter, (which it definitely isn't), simply because it's a fantasy novel for children. It can't measure up to Harry, mostly due to Artemis' lack of charm. He shouldn't be named "Fowl," but Foul. He's intelligent, which kids will love (he outsmarts fairies and adults alike), but he's bad...bad to the bone. And he could kick Draco Malfoy's butt!12-year old Artemis' father was killed, so he decides that it is his job to regain the fortune his father lost (mind you, the Fowls were only rich due to centuries of stealing and thievery). He can't depend on his mother, because she's an incompetent, senile drunk, still not over the loss of her husband. I think parents best read this book first, before letting their children. Mature issues are discussed frankly, and they may be a little too mature for younger children. There is violence, violence, death, alcohol abuse, etc. Even so, I found it quite entertaining, and would recommend it. Just don't buy it to read to your toddlers.
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Summary: Heavy-handed
Review: I thought the second half of this book was better than the first half, but overall I was unimpressed. I also think any comparisons to Harry Potter are unwarranted. My issues were mainly with the pacing and suspense, and with the obvious marketing deals interlaced throughout the story. The book was choppy, and any potential for suspense was killed by either (at worst) an outright declaration of what was about to happen or (at best) heavy-handed foreshadowing. As for the marketing messages, Colfer clearly has his goals set on book sequels, movie deals, and a website, and who knows what else. He doesn't seem to be writing from the heart, but instead from the pocketbook. It just doesn't ring true. The comparisons to Rowling's Harry Potter series are only bound to hurt Artemis Fowl in the end. Rowling's characters are well-developed and real through their actions and dialogue. Her stories are engrossing and exciting. Colfer relies far too heavily on narration and description to build his cast, and in the end the book reads more like a screenplay (which may actually be the goal, as I suggested before). Artemis Fowl just ends up being a modernized, commercialized fairy tale.
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Summary: Move over Harry Potter!!
Review: The book I read was Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. It was a great book about a boy named Artemis Fowl, who is a criminal mastermind. He knows that mythical creatures live on the earth. Artemis tries to discover the creatures. This is an action packed book. To find out if Artemis steals the fairies gold, read this story.
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Summary: Harry Potter vs. Artemis Fowl
Review: Okay let's face it, neither one of these books are really that well written but they are kids books and perhaps they will keep them more interested in reading instead of a very well written Charles Dickenish book. However, since I gave five stars to Harry Potter I might as well as give five stars to Artemis Fowl. I don't think that Artemis Fowl will be the next Harry Potter but that's plainly becuase of the way adults will look at this book. I mean I cannot vision a mom or dad or a teacher reading this book (it's quite violent you know) and say to their beloved daughter or son or students, "We are going to read this together!". However, I do really like the book myself because the main character is not a good guy, all other books have good characters as main characters (okay there are a few exception but still...). Besides, the reality is kids and teenagers like bad guys these days (okay not the ones bad to bones but the one with some kind of personality). Also it gives us a sense of reality. Knowing that a good guys don't alwyas win and a bad guys don't always loose and that there are not that many Harry Potter running around saving the world everyday. So I definatly would recommand this book to anyone who think the same as me.
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Summary: Read this book!
Review: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a 12 year-old mischievous, mastermind? Eventhough Artemis Fowl was a bad guy we have to give him credit for being so clever. In the book Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer, the main character, Artemis, tries to regain his family's lost wealth. He tries to accomplish this feat by capturing a fairy. Unfortunately, he stumbles onto the wrong fairy. This starts the exciting conflict. To find out more, you need to read the book. Artemis Fowl was not like most fantasy books. The characters in the story were much more believable, intelligent, and human-like. For instance, the fairies do not have real wings. They are actually strap them on. Characteristics like these helped us identify with the characters. The Book club considers this story an advanced fairy tale. Mr. Colfer created a page-turner with many literary devices. He used foreshadowing by introducing Artemis Fowl as someone who always is up to something and gave us hints to what would happen next without actually giving away the story. Mr. Colfer's use of similes helped to describe the characters and the setting very well. Furthermore, he craftily utilized imagery to describe Fowl Manor (Artemis' house) and the fairy world. We enjoyed the format of the book. It was written in a case file report. Although the changing setting could be difficult to follow at times, it was definitely a creative way of writing the story. The book club definitely recommends this book. We look forward to the sequel, Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, which will be released in May.
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Summary: 5 stars but far from Harry Potter status
Review: Ok, I read this book because I heard from various articles that this was the next big thing after Harry Potter and all fans of Harry should get this book and read it. Well, I think that this book was really very well written and had great imagination and magic in it...but it doesn't measure up to Harry Potter. I didn't feel the need to read on with this book as I did with Harry. Plus the plot lines are definitely very different. In this book 12 year old Artemis Fowl is a so called child genius. He and his sidekick/bodyguard Butler hatch a genius plan to steal some fairy gold so they can restore the Fowl dynasty. Well, Artemis made one big mistake by capturing Holly Short an LEP officer. Thus starts the battle of brains between the fairies and Artemis. Magic is throughout this book and I found the end to be very exciting and suspensful. I can't wait for Artemis Fowl: The Artic Incident...but this book did not measure up to Harry Potter. Even though it had great magic in this book the explanation for that magic at the end was kinda not what I expected. I wanted something much more creative. Something the so called genius Artemis would think up.
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Summary: Interesting!
Review: Contrary to some of the opinions that have been expressed, one of the things I liked most about the Artemis Fowl was the lead character himself, 12-year old Artemis. His ingenuity and brilliance combined with an appalling ruthlessness makes him one of the most fascinating characters I've read in a long time. Artemis is the sort of anti-hero you would despise in real life but root for in a story. In that sense, he reminds me of Carmen San Diego who proves to be just as big a challenge to her adversaries as Artemis is to the LEPrecon unit. Also, I have to add that comparing Artemis Fowl to the Harry Potter series doesn't really help since the two books are different in so many aspects. First of all, Artemis is definitely NOT Harry. He may be young but he's far from innocent or well intentioned. And I really wouldn't recommend him as a role model for young kids. Secondly, while the Harry Potter series is about the battle between good and evil (to put it simply), Artemis Fowl's story is about a battle of wits between the humans and the fairies where each group tries to outsmart the other. No one side can be simply classified as good or evil (although some people out there would probably disagree and promptly classify Artemis in the latter category). There are many other differences between the two but so far the only thing in common I can find for both Artemis Fowl and Harry Potter is that they both belong to the fantasy genre which really doesn't provide much of a basis for comparison. All in all, I'd say Artemis Fowl is a pretty good read. The story is inventive and interesting with an exciting pace and an intriguing lead character to match. While it's probably not the best reading material for young impressionable kids out there, I'd definitely recommend it to young adults and everyone else interested in fantasy and sci-fi.
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Summary: what the......
Review: I bought this book coz it have a such excellent review, I'm a Harry Potter book fans and they recomment this book to read before the 5th Harry Potter book come out,....well It is nothing like Harry Potter and it's no fun reading at all and very confusing, specially the police fairy stuff and the underground world, I hardly finished 1/4 of the book and I'll stop. No good at all, wasting money.....
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